Objective: To determine whether job-related stress is associated with alterations in pro- and anti-atherogenic inflammatory mediators among law enforcement officers. Methods: Markers of vascular inflammation and the self-reported stress measures of perceived stress, vital exhaustion, job strain, effort-reward imbalance, and social support were compared between officers (N = 444) and non-officers (N = 166). Results: Officers had higher levels of IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, and TNF-α and lower levels of C-reactive protein and fibrinogen. No more than 4% of the variability in any of the inflammatory mediators was explained by any stress measure for either the two groups or the entire sample. Conclusions: Law enforcement officers may be at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease due to a relatively greater pro-inflammatory vascular environment. However, this increased risk cannot be attributed to either chronic stress or the work-related stress measures assessed here. Copyright 2010© American College of Occupational and Environments Medicine.
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Franke, W. D., Kohut, M. L., Russell, D. W., Yoo, H. L., Ekkekakis, P., & Ramey, S. P. (2010). Is job-related stress the link between cardiovascular disease and the law enforcement profession? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 52(5), 561–565. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181dd086b
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